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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
August 10, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
SES and Quanta partner to serve sports and events customers in Latin America
 
 
SES, the leading global content connectivity solutions provider, and Quanta, a leader in infrastructure, post-production, delivery, management and innovation capabilities for the audiovisual market, have announced their partnership that will see the companies interconnect their content delivery networks for sports and events customers operating in Latin America...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Nokia, TPG Telecom and MediaTek demonstrate 360-degree video broadcasting using 5G Uplink Carrier Aggregation
Member Logo Nokia, in collaboration with TPG Telecom and MediaTek showcased a ground-breaking live 360-degree video broadcast on the future of the Metaverse, enabled by Nokia’s state-of-the-art 5G Uplink Carrier Aggregation (CA)...
 
•  Huawei Awards KSA Graduates of ICT Talent Training Program 2023 in collaboration with MCIT and Saudi Digital Academy
Member Logo In partnership with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and the Saudi Digital Academy (SDA), Huawei, a leading technology provider of information and communications technology (ICT)...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
New Zealand allocates 24GHz-30GHz spectrum for mobile use, satellite services
Following a consultation in 2021, New Zealand’s government has made a broad decision regarding the long-term allocation of the 24GHz-30GHz spectrum range...
 
National roaming now live in Senegal
Senegal’s mobile operators have implemented agreements to enable nationwide roaming between their networks...
 
Middle East
 
DFSA publishes report on cyber simulation exercise
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has published a report on its first industry-level cyber simulation exercise as part of its efforts to improve cybersecurity awareness...
 
Salam collaborates with Oracle to accelerate digital transformation
Salam (previously known as Integrated Telecom Company) has selected Oracle to drive 5G innovation across the Middle East...
 
84 percent of Middle East organisations consider AI a top priority
The report, titled “Building Robust RAI Programmes as Third-Party AI Tools Proliferate,” is based on a global survey of 1,240 respondents, representing organisations reporting at least $100 million in annual...
 
South Asia
 
Zong crowned champion in Opensignal’s mobile experience awards
According to a report published by OpenSignal, Zong’s network reliability and performance have garnered significant recognition...
 
Palak, Haas discuss Starlink, ICT cooperation
The state minister highlighted the importance of introducing cyber security laws and the data protection act to ensure the safety and welfare of the people of Bangladesh, including the launch of Starlink in Bangladesh...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Disney+ to roll out ad-supported tier
The streaming service Disney+ will launch an ad-supported offer in select markets across Europe and in Canada on November 1...
 
NBA and FIBA partner to stream FIBA World Cup 2023 across 20 territories
The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 will be live streamed on the NBA App and website which will be available to 20 territories across Europe, South America, Africa and Asia...
 
 
North Africa
 
Egyptian AI recruitment startup Talents Arena raises $750k pre-seed round for Saudi expansion
Egyptian AI recruitment startup Talents Arena has raised a US$750,000 pre-seed round of funding to power its expansion into Saudi Arabia...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Telkomsel, Ericsson to strengthen existing 4G/5G networks footprint in Indonesia
The new generation Massive MIMO radios from Ericsson have been developed with the goal of having industry-leading, energy efficient products with the smallest size and lightest weight possible...
 
NEC said its 5G base station RU gets O-RAN certification
Japanese tech company NEC said it has obtained O-RAN certification from Japan’s Open Testing & Integration Center (OTIC) for its 5G base station radio unit (RU)...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Xplore confirms launching 100Mbps satellite broadband this autumn
Canadian rural broadband specialist Xplore has confirmed that it will launch 100Mbps (download) satellite internet services this autumn...
 
Telefonica teams with Starlink to connect remote users
Telefonica says it will join forces with Elon Musk-owned Starlink to provide connectivity to rural and remote customers...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Vodafone, Aventus to provide secure Web3 solutions to corporations & strategic partners
Vodafone’s ‘Economy of Things’ Digital Asset Broker (DAB) business is connecting with Aventus, which helps enterprises adopt Web3 – the new blockchain-based decentralised world wide web...
 
Germany’s IoT market growth accelerating on AI, 5G
Supercharged by AI, ML and 5G, the market for Internet of Things (IoT) technologies in Germany is accelerating, expected to reach revenue of €50 billion by 2025, according to a new research report...
 
TPG deploys SRv6 with Cisco for simpler network management
TPG Telecom is claiming to be the first telco in Australia to deploy Segment Routing over Internet Protocol v6 (SRv6), a technology that it says simplifies network management by giving traffic instructions in advane...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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